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When an Argentine pirate conquered Monterey2024 Jul 28
In 1818, when Monterey was the capital of Spanish Alta California, an Argentine captain Hippolyte Bouchard (born in France, 1780) attacked the city and with a force of 200 armed men, conquered it and burned down the presidio. He didn't kill anyone in the process, however, and after six days grew bored and left, letting the Spanish return and resume doing their thing, I guess. Although Bouchard later abandoned Argentina in favor of Peru, turns out he is still considered something of an Argentine hero, and his whole story is steeped in nineteenth-century sailing shenanigans.
In 1818, when Monterey was the capital of Spanish Alta California, an Argentine captain Hippolyte Bouchard (born in France, 1780) attacked the city and with a force of 200 armed men, conquered it and burned down the presidio. He didn't kill anyone in the process, however, and after six days grew bored and left, letting the Spanish return and resume doing their thing, I guess. Although Bouchard later abandoned Argentina in favor of Peru, turns out he is still considered something of an Argentine hero, and his whole story is steeped in nineteenth-century sailing shenanigans.